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[[File:Domnall Dásachtach.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|King [[Donald II of Scotland]] (c. 860–900)]]
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Year '''889''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCLXXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[Guy III of Spoleto|Guy III]], duke of [[Duchy of Spoleto|Spoleto]], defeats the [[Lombardy|Lombard]] king [[Berengar I of Italy|Berengar I]] at the [[Trebbia|Trebbia River]], and is acclaimed as king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] at an assembly in [[Pavia]]. After confirming some privileges to the [[Catholic Church]], he is crowned with the [[Iron Crown of Lombardy]], by [[Pope Stephen V]].<ref>Canduci, p. 221.</ref> Berengar is forced to retreat to [[Verona]]; Guy does not pursue him into [[Friuli]], because of the (possible) wrath of King [[Arnulf of Carinthia]].
* [[Boris I of Bulgaria|Boris I]], ruler (''[[Khan (title)|khan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], abdicates the [[throne]] after a 37-year reign, and retires to a [[monastery]]. He is succeeded by his eldest son [[Vladimir of Bulgaria|Vladimir]], as monarch of [[Bulgaria]]. Vladimir falls under the influence of the old [[boyar]]s; many remain anti-Christian and anti-Byzantine. He attempts to restore the former Frankish [[Military alliance|alliance]], and to reestablish [[paganism]].<ref>{{The Early Medieval Balkans|page=130}}</ref>
* Arnulf of Carinthia has his illegitimate son [[Zwentibold]] recognized, as heir of the [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]]. He supports the claim of [[Louis the Blind]] as king of [[Lower Burgundy|Provence]], after receiving a personal appeal from Louis's mother, [[Ermengard of Italy|Ermengard]], who comes to see Arnulf at [[Forchheim]] (Northern [[Bavaria]]).<ref>Mann III, p. 382.</ref> Arnulf grants the town of [[Osnabrück]] trade and coinage privileges.
* A ship carrying about twenty Arab [[Piracy|freebooters]], from [[Pechina]] in [[Al-Andalus]] (modern [[Spain]]), sets anchor in the Gulf of [[Saint-Tropez]] in Provence. They establish a fortified base at [[Fraxinet]] (modern-day [[La Garde-Freinet]]). After raiding the surrounding area, the Muslim colony is bolstered by contingents of [[Saracen]] adventurers.
* The [[Hungarians|Magyars]], an [[Ugric languages|Ugric]] tribe from the steppe of [[Central Asia]], move west under the leadership of [[Árpád]]. They are pushed by their rivals, the [[Pechenegs]], into the [[Balkans|Balkan Peninsula]], and become entangled in a war between Bulgaria and the [[Byzantine Empire]]. The Magyars head north and settle in [[Great Moravia]].
* In Italy, [[Forlì]] becomes a [[Medieval commune|republic]] for the first time. The city is allied with the Ghibelline faction, in the medieval struggles between the [[Guelphs and Ghibellines]].
* In [[Portugal]], the [[County of Coimbra|count of Coimbra]], [[Hermenegildo Gutiérrez]], reconquers [[Coimbra]], which was temporarily lost after the first conquest of [[878]].<ref name=picard2000>{{cite book|last=Picard|first=Christophe|title=Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle0. L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique|year=2000|publisher=Maisonneuve & Larose|location=Paris|isbn=2-7068-1398-9|page=109}}</ref>

==== Britain ====
* Kings [[Eochaid, son of Rhun|Eochaid]] and [[Giric]] of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Alba]] and [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]] (modern [[Scotland]]) are deposed by [[Vikings|Viking]] invaders. They are succeeded by [[Donald II of Scotland|Donald II]], the son of the late [[Causantín mac Cináeda|Constantine I]], who becomes [[List of Scottish monarchs|king of Scotland]].
* Lord [[Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians|Æthelred II]] and Lady [[Æthelflæd]] (a daughter of king [[Alfred the Great]]) of the Mercians begin their policy of fortifying [[Mercia]]n cities as defensive ''[[Burh|burghs]]'', starting with [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* The [[Later Silla|Unified Silla]] kingdom (modern [[Korea]]) under King [[Jinseong of Silla|Jinseong]] seeks to collect [[tax]]es by force from peasants, setting off massive [[List of peasant revolts|peasant rebellions]] (approximate date).
* [[Indravarman I]], ruler of the [[Khmer Empire]] (modern [[Cambodia]]), dies and is succeeded by his son [[Yasovarman I]], called the [[Terrace of the Leper King|Leper King]] (or [[890]]).
* April &ndash; The Japanese era [[Ninna]] ends and [[Kanpyō (era)|Kanpyō]] begins, lasting until [[898]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Bongwonsa|Bongwon Temple]], located in [[Seoul]] (modern [[South Korea]]), is founded by the Korean [[Korean Buddhism|Buddhist]] master [[Doseon]].
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== Births ==
* [[January 7]] &ndash; [[Li Bian]], emperor of [[Southern Tang]] (d. [[943]])
* [[January 11]] &ndash; [[Abd-ar-Rahman III|Abd al-Rahman III]], Muslim [[caliph]] (or [[891]])
* [[Liu Yan (emperor)|Liu Yan]], emperor of [[Southern Han]] (d. [[942]])
* [[Minamoto no Kintada]], Japanese ''[[Waka (poetry)|waka]]'' poet (d. [[948]])

== Deaths ==
* [[June 9]] &ndash; [[Aimoin of Saint-Germain-des-Prés|Aimoin]], Frankish monk and [[archivist]]
* [[December 23]] &ndash; [[Solomon II (bishop of Constance)|Solomon II]], bishop of [[Diocese of Constance|Constance]]
* [[Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia|Bořivoj I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (approximate date)
* [[Ibn Marwan]], Muslim [[Sufism|Sufi]] leader (approximate date)
* [[Ibn Qutaybah]], Muslim [[Scholarly method|scholar]] (b. [[828]])
* [[Indravarman I]], king of the [[Khmer Empire]] (or [[890]])
* [[Judicael, Duke of Brittany|Judicael]], duke of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] (or [[AD 888|888]])
* [[Liutbert (archbishop of Mainz)|Liutbert]], archbishop of [[Elector of Mainz|Mainz]]
* [[Meng Fangli]], Chinese [[warlord]]
* [[Qin Zongquan]], Chinese warlord
* [[Sa'id ibn Makhlad]], Muslim [[vizier]]
* [[Wang Jingwu]], Chinese warlord
* [[Wilbert (archbishop of Cologne)|Wilbert]], archbishop of [[Cologne]]
* [[Zhao Chou]], Chinese warlord (b. [[824]])
* [[Zhao Huang]], Chinese warlord

== References ==
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